Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Spending Trend - Net

¹Actual spending represents the actual expenditures incurred during the respective fiscal year, as reported in Public Accounts.

² Forecast spending reflects the authorized funding levels to the end of the fiscal year (not necessarily forecast expenditures).

³ Planned spending reflects funds already brought into the Department's reference levels as well as amounts to be authorized through the Estimates process as presented in the Annual Reference Level Update. It also includes funding approved in the government fiscal plan, but yet to be brought into the Department's reference levels. Planned spending has not been adjusted to include new information contained in Budget 2012. More information will be provided in the 2012-13 Supplementary Estimates.